EDR344 - January 7

Workshop Time:

Introductions
A hope, a fear, a question
Community Norms
Writer's Notebooks
Higher on the Door
- Reading Neighborhoods
- Pick one idea, write for 10 minutes

Class Time:

Jigsaw Activity: NCTE Beliefs About the Teaching of Writing
Review of Syllabus and Course Expectations

Homework:

Read Three Myths That Keep Teachers from Writing, pp 30-36
Read The Six T’s of Effective Elementary Literacy Instruction
Email Lisa:

What is your best experience as a writer? Your worst?
Do you like to write? Why or why not?
Where, when, and how often do you write?
What do you usually write about? In what genre(s)?
What are your strengths/challenges as a writer?